2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class - More than entry-level luxury

The redesigned 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class has become more than an entry-level luxury car.
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The 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class was redesigned for 2020, and as Mercedes has unveiled a more affordable A-Class sedan, the CLA is no longer the most affordable vehicle in the German luxury brand’s US lineup. This allows the CLA to grow in new and interesting ways, becoming a more dramatic performance luxury car.
The first things you’ll notice when comparing the new CLA-Class to its predecessor are the headlights. Gone are the massive eagle-eye headlight clusters, replaced with far more elegant units. These wedge-like headlights are designed to more closely connect the CLA with its larger sibling, the CLS (another 4-door coupe).
But the real treat is inside the CLA, where the driver and front passenger are treated to a comfortable, modern, and upscale cabin with a dramatic multi-tier dash and vintage-looking climate vents. At night, it all comes alive with available ambient cabin lighting, which individually illuminates the various tiers and vents. In fact, when you change the climate control, it will illuminate red or blue as you raise or lower the temperature, respectively.
Both of the CLA 250s feature a turbocharged 4-cylinder engine making 221 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque that gets sent through a 7-speed dual-clutch automatic transmission with paddle shifters. The base CLA 250 sends power to the front wheels, while the CLA 250 4Matic that we drove adds the all-weather benefit of all-wheel drive (AWD). The CLA’s steering is light but refined, and its cornering is precise without being too stiff. Overall, the CLA is athletic, but you pay no penalty in ride quality for that.
For more information on the 2020 Mercedes-Benz CLA-Class, read George's full review on CarGurus: cargur.us/yHHs5
Presenter: George Kennedy
Cinematography: Venn Creative Media
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[@aidastoltenberg9926]

I already test drive it. im getting one tomorrow. thanks for the reviews-

[@sammo1672]

i got the new cla 180 with 136PS, it's more than enough for me and u save alot of gas in germany, im very happy with the car

[@baldheadlogic]

This exact car will be about 30-35k at 1 year old with low miles...So wait if you must have one

[@HeroSanjA]

Here in Germany it cost's already 30k-35k euros :p

[@ferragamor6358]

I mean no one buys a car for investing. People buy cars for enjoyment and realize that they won't get their money back when selling. My 03 Honda CRV goes for $3-5k for the mileage on it which is only 103,503 miles on it when it was in the $30k-35k range new. The thing is cars depreciate, it depends on what car one buys that has its own depreciation rate.

[@aaron-fauth]

Already got one new sorry

[@aaron-fauth]

@@benchoflemons398 yeah but I'll be using it as a daily driver for a while anyway. My C7 corvette is my fun car

[@aaron-fauth]

@@benchoflemons398 thx convertibles are great I could probably get my hands on a c8 if they weren't swamped with orders

[@tant.5864]

3:10 This is probably the most ignorant complaint journalists on KZbin always do that the car only has USB-C ports when USB-C to Lightning or USB-c to USB-C cables are pretty cheap. 3 years later and now they will complain if today's cars still have USB-A ports. Either way these people will complain no matter what, won't they?

[@georgejungle138]

Reminds me of the car nerds complaints about no manual transmission

[@TalismanPHX]

George, great review. The CLA is fine at a $40k price point, but at $50k, my money is going to a Benz C-class sedan or an Audi.

[@Carfan678]

Daniel Gross and not so long ago maybe 10 yrs ago $50k was e class money

[@likeasambud9817]

U are never buting a $50k base mode merc. With options and taxes the c class is $60+

[@aaron-fauth]

@@likeasambud9817 50k is a well optioned cla cause that's what I paid

[@johnroti]

Didn't talk anything about back seat. Hiding anything?

[@MrVroom1]

American CLAs are oddly specced. Here in the UK, you can get keyless entry on regular CLAs (As long as they're Premium Pack or above) as well as the AMG versions but the Burmester sound system is only available on the pure AMG models, not the regular ones 😩

[@marckenson305]

Nah I live in USA I got all those features.

[@aaron-fauth]

@@marckenson305 no you didn't I got the burmester but no keyless entry on my 2020

[@aaron-fauth]

My 250 4matic has burmester

[@MrVroom1]

@@aaron-fauth do you live in the UK though?

[@aaron-fauth]

@@MrVroom1 I've been there but I bought the car where I live in the USA

[@8til826]

This is a nice little luxury/gas saver for food deliveries 😁

[@VladKhomutov]

how tall are you, dude?

[@mariannalacrosse2886]

Very nice sedan I like the style of it I would definitely lease any car or suv regardless of manufacturer . Love the power it gives over the a220 which is smaller engine and storage . The amg model may be too much horsepower for my leadfoot. Thanks for reviewing .

[@johnlavery6116]

I have the CLA premium plus 180...its a nice car to drive.......Ireland

[@paulsteinbinder1460]

I like the sunglasses by the way nice car

[@Slash-is3yu]

Does this car have wireless charging?

[@MrVroom1]

Yes it does. I have one with wireless charging.

[@gerryswift8913]

Do yourself a favor.Take your 50,000 and buy a Lexus.You will never regret it.

[@Phil-sp2kb]

Does this car have wheeled?

[@Bob-kw2lh]

I'm amazed by "I don't want to buy a new cable just cause I bought a new car". You would buy an overpriced $50k+ car and not consider getting a $10 dollar cable that will be useful to you for the years to come? or maybe you're just a forward thinking hater and you hate change?

[@FlyGuy457]

Harsh a bit but I went right to the, "I make more money than you so I can afford a MB but the damn cable turns me into a new Honda owner".

[@Bob-kw2lh]

@@FlyGuy457 Yeah, true. That was a bit harsh from my side, haha. All things considered, presenters are making money by displaying new cars so I get that the script is often written quickly but such a statement is mind blowing to me :D

[@FlyGuy457]

@@Bob-kw2lh Love to have the question about build quality answered. Seems a lot of folks are saying that the MB is held back by it poor quality regarding build.

[@Bob-kw2lh]

@@FlyGuy457 Really? I thought most 'premium' german brand like MB, BMW, Audi, and even VW were known to have somewhat good build quality. Of course it might be depends on which trim you're going for but overall the interior build quality has been the benchmark for years. The Asian manufacturers are coming in hot though and are closing the gap slowly but surely.

[@FlyGuy457]

@@Bob-kw2lh I am not sure the trim model would make any difference since the trim doesn't normally fail. Now,,honestly, are you saying the the above named brands aren't typically associated with higher than average repair rates--- and costs.

[@vestervester9402]

how tall are you ?

[@LouieAblett]

disliking for the amount of times he said coupé like chicken coop

[@cmpillred277]

That's the way Americans pronounce it, a bit like the way they pronounce Zed as Zee it seems they have to put there own spin on everything very annoying I know.

[@imrantahir1678]

I have been asking around KZbin this and haven't got the answer that I want. I'm 5 foot 7 would this be good as a daily driver for me?

[@lastwhtknight3002]

If u sit on a phn book little man. lol.

[@imrantahir1678]

@@lastwhtknight3002 I'm Pakistani. Of course I'm little

[@Aigberaedion_Samson]

I will want this car to be ship down to Nigeria.. I will love to work hard to buy them…. $600 million

[@kyron2092]

You can get way better for $50,000🤣

[@seito1276]

Kyron Yep! Audi A4 Prestige comes to mind.

[@w140chris]

I’d take an e-class for 50k...

[@likeasambud9817]

Good luck bud. As soon as u sit down to talk a out an e class and by the time u come out the dealerships the e class is gonna be 80k

[@bigace3122]

My 2006 lexus has keyless entry lol

[@blinzi69]

keyless entry is like the least important feature in a car for me lol also the chrome door handles look like poop

[@sergiocopfer498]

Just get the base price for 38,000 and just get ambient lighting ans its 39,000 then done no need for all the seat heats and cups heats and dumb stuff for 50,000 dumb i mean dumb paying almost twice the price just for the car just for the the extra i mean wow you can buy a cla 250 2020 for 39,000 with ambient lighting and that other 20,000 just save 5,000 and have a cla 250 2020 witha 2019 alfa Romero guilia 2019 at the same time with that price and just get a cheap car and work uber eats and make 300 a day i mean yeahh 300 a day and pay it off in 3 or 5 months

[@hgoodman9]

Is this actually subcompact?

[@hsvcommodore4111]

Compact, rivals the a3

[@fayahmad9063]

It’s a tiny bit bigger than the c class coupe

[@FSM444]

Nr 1 ❤

[@socalguy97]

I can’t handle that IP that looks like a collection of tablets.

[@DailyupdatesUK]

That’s a class saloon

[@04tsxpower]

You might be better off going Acura and getting better bang for the buck

[@dontelindsey5846]

The back reminds me of the Acura ILX

[@mahmoudghoneim8004]

Why would anybody takes this over a C class.

[@Carfan678]

Mahmoud Ghoneim newer design until the new c class comes out and a cheaper base price

[@TalismanPHX]

PRECISELY

[@fayahmad9063]

Why not? What does the c class do better than this?

[@Carfan678]

Fay Ahmad more room, I like this car but I wouldn’t buy anything smaller than c class or Audi A4. The a3 and cla and now the a class are all too small for me

[@fayahmad9063]

Carfan678 it’s a coupe of course it’s gonna be small and little head room 🤦🏽‍♂️ people who want a coupe don’t care about practically

[@cognitivescience9924]

50 grand for this? 🤣 hahaha

[@shoneie]

This video is cringe

[@anirudh123able]

buy a new camera your video quality is not good

[@patdavignon4219]

The Genesis G80 is a much better deal

[@messina937]

You look really cramped in that tiny Mercedes.

[@arshvirsingh7284]

Neither a complete sedan nor a coupe what a rubbish

[@ricardoryangovender1593]

front wheel drive renault

[@misharyalmuwallad4880]

The leather seats on this car is trash! Why they didn’t provide a bitter luxury seat for a 50K + car

[@GTO20122012]

This car has a bland boring exterior design for a $50K price tag, I can see it going out of style fairly quick along with its depreciation in the next couple of years.

[@gerryswift8913]

More Mercedes crap.

[@swanblake]

Crazy overpriced. I'll take a Genesis G70 3.3L TTV6 over this fwd based box and save thousands. I also don't want MBUX selling my personal information to the highest bidder as it ease drops on my every word. Then there is the fact that Mercedes doesn't make a car that can last a year out of warranty. Crap

[@LouieAblett]

disliking for the amount of times he said coupé like chicken coop